BO15 SteamRoller - Finished 1st THANKS!! - CompareTwinWinsVerBotenSteamRoller
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That is something I found at Walmart. Blue Dolphin Ultra Premium Washi (Rice Paper) tape. It has a wax paper feel too it. This was my first time using it. Easy to work with and seemed to do well. It is made in Japan. I guess it is a tape with a specialized "porpoise".
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That is the fun of it. Try something, take tons of pics, stare at it with your brain from every angle, try something different, rinse, repeat.
Yes it did. And it's not like it's a complicated scheme, but it does involve the ENTIRE frame top and bottom.
Bring on the coppertone!
I am really anxious to get some burnt copper on this baby. I would have tonight, but Queenfish wanted to go to Texas Road House. Wise choice, the steak was awesome as usual.
Is it voting time yet!? Sheeeshhh... What a stunner that frame is with those Mags. Pure Bliss
Thanks man. I am looking forward to seeing how it all looks together with the finish work on all of the surfaces.
WOW!
I can't wait to see this view with the silver and coppertone
MattiThundrrr
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You know what you have to do...
Edit: I'm fully aware of the irony of me telling someone that. GTB!
Killing it!! Frame is art even just taped up. Can’t wait to see how the finished paint job turns out!
Oh!! I need a mag wheel hose reel. Really really bad.
Preview of the first light coat
Taping away again. Rack is taped for coppertone.
Did this in the morning. I really like how this paint works. Just going with light coats. I just kept doing light coats, and flipping it with my top and bottom hanger hooks. It kept laying down nicely with no runs, so I kept at it with some pauses. Went through 2.25 cans semi continously then I hung it in the shop to dry.
Took these pics for @OddJob . I had to use a different spray can trigger for this style nozzle.
This paint sure is DEEP. (And It Cold Too! )
Took these pics for @OddJob . I had to use a different spray can trigger for this style nozzle.
This paint sure is DEEP. (And It Cold Too!
)
How long before the 'unmasking'? 24 HR set up time?
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Looks great!
It reminds me of the color that I used on the 'Smart Bike' that I built a few years ago. Except that I used a matte black two tone.
I'm sure that you remember this one!
It reminds me of the color that I used on the 'Smart Bike' that I built a few years ago. Except that I used a matte black two tone.
I'm sure that you remember this one!
Time to move on to the other parts. While thinking through how all of the parts would be playing together when assembled, I decided that there was gonna be too much silver up front, so I decided to paint the springer fork front leg section Coppertone.
The main fork legs will remain mostly silver with a coppetone accent section. I also painted the rocker arms coppertone.
The main fork legs will remain mostly silver with a coppetone accent section. I also painted the rocker arms coppertone.
Then I tool my parts to my office to have a better surface to work on the tape masking layout.
First I did the main fork legs. I am going to have the lower 4-5" coppertone similar to Higgins springers like I did on Western Sizzler last year.
Here is the Holey Higgins rear rack in it's Silver form
Earlier, I had stopped off at the paint shop and picked up some of the 1/8" blue line striping tape.
I freehanded the layout just trying to do something that flowed right with the lines and contours of the rack.
I did the same for the other side with only minimal caliper measurement comparisions from side to side to make sure I was in the same ballpark for the spacing of the designs. Once I was happy with the blue vinyl tape, I did overlapping masking with the Japanese rice paper tape. I really like both of these tapes a lot!!!
I think I did a decent job with the symmetry and flow of the design.
First I did the main fork legs. I am going to have the lower 4-5" coppertone similar to Higgins springers like I did on Western Sizzler last year.
Here is the Holey Higgins rear rack in it's Silver form
Earlier, I had stopped off at the paint shop and picked up some of the 1/8" blue line striping tape.
I freehanded the layout just trying to do something that flowed right with the lines and contours of the rack.
I did the same for the other side with only minimal caliper measurement comparisions from side to side to make sure I was in the same ballpark for the spacing of the designs. Once I was happy with the blue vinyl tape, I did overlapping masking with the Japanese rice paper tape. I really like both of these tapes a lot!!!
I think I did a decent job with the symmetry and flow of the design.
